Regular readers will be aware of the ‘Summer Charity Challenge’ youth club members of New Bury Youth Club, Farnworth, set themselves this year – namely a bicycle ride along the entire Welsh coastline, with Bolton MRT as their charity beneficiary. (Please see website ‘News’ report dated Friday 9th August for our last report on this.)

This evening, prior to our regular Team Council (Committee) meeting, Eddie Birchall (who organised and led the challenge) and his daughter, Summer, came along to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to present a donation raised from the Cycle Challenge.

To greet them were Team Chairman, Craig Lamb, Life Vice President, Alan James, Training Officer, Dave Marsh, team call-out member Steve O’Hara, and Gillian Gregory (Our Secretary) and Iain Clarkson from the Support Group.

Craig was delighted to thank Eddie and the challengers and accept their charity cheque for the marvellous total of £930.00.

The entire membership is very honoured to have been supported in this way by the members of New Bury Youth Club, Farnworth, and we all express our grateful thanks for their wonderful achievement.

Final numbers 103 members of the public, at least 5 dogs, team members and approximately 40 people on horseback climbed Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to the Pike to climb the same height as Everest. So we managed to climb Everest twice. pic.twitter.com/vx13wRpn8E

We smashed 64 members of the public and 4 dogs have so far climbed the Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to climb the same height as Everest. Let’s see if we can get 100 people and climb it twice. pic.twitter.com/1FzzCRVet5

Runners and walkers are the group at most risk of accidental drowning in the UK - 77 people died in 2016 because they fell in the water whilst out for a run or a walk #BeWaterAwarepic.twitter.com/AfUVuX1WGz